Franz Schubert
31 January 1797 – 19 November 1828
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite dying at 31, he was extraordinarily prolific, composing over 600 songs (Lieder), symphonies including the 'Unfinished', chamber music, and the song cycles Die schöne Müllerin and Winterreise.
Lived at the same time
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Life events
Schubert was born in the Himmelpfortgrund suburb of Vienna, the son of a schoolmaster.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgSchubert won a choir scholarship to the imperial seminary, where he studied under Antonio Salieri and played in the school orchestra.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgSchubert taught the youngest pupils at his father's school while composing prolifically in his spare time.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAt age 18, Schubert set Goethe's poem Erlkönig to music, producing one of the most celebrated of all German Lieder.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgSchubert wrote the two completed movements of his 'Unfinished' Symphony, which was not performed publicly until 1865.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgSchubert composed his bleak and profound song cycle Winterreise on poems by Wilhelm Müller.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgSchubert, who revered Beethoven, was one of the torchbearers at the composer's funeral in Vienna.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgSchubert presented a concert of his own music in Vienna, which was a critical and financial success.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgSchubert died in Vienna, officially of typhoid fever, and was buried near Beethoven at his own request.
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